Nature Reviews Materials

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Materials is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Alternative propylene oxide production1623
All-in-one cathode design for all-solid-state batteries936
Clamping strategies for organ-on-a-chip devices826
Context dependence in assembly code for supramolecular peptide materials and systems707
Soft sensing and haptics for medical procedures541
Polymeric particle-based therapies for acute inflammatory diseases534
Horizon scanning to shape nanomedicines through researcher–regulator collaboration521
Diffusion mechanisms of fast lithium-ion conductors518
Reducing immune response in semiconducting polymers through molecular design488
China unveils first lunar spacesuit for 2030 moon mission482
Human- and machine-centred designs of molecules and materials for sustainability and decarbonization465
Tunable moiré materials for probing Berry physics and topology456
Diabetic wound dressings451
InP colloidal quantum dots for visible and near-infrared photonics442
Precision drug delivery to the central nervous system using engineered nanoparticles422
Mechanical nanosurgery for glioblastoma410
Chemotherapy delivery activated by radiation396
Author Correction: Nanostructuring versus microstructuring in battery electrodes378
Temporarily solid, permanently porous368
A design strategy for 2D multiferroics366
A circular economy for sulfur-rich polymers358
Designing supramolecular catalytic systems for mammalian synthetic metabolism347
Optimization strategies for organic solar batteries340
Biomaterial-based platforms for tumour tissue engineering338
Engineering the multiscale complexity of vascular networks336
Design, fabrication and assembly considerations for electronic systems made of fibre devices295
Sustainable moisture energy286
Icy reactors break down microplastics286
Hydrogen bonding makes organic solar cells stretchy268
Emerging photovoltaics for onboard space applications266
Author Correction: Emergence of melt and glass states of halide perovskite semiconductors265
Materials advances for distributed environmental sensor networks at scale255
Molecular design for low-cost organic photovoltaic materials249
Recycling of sodium-ion batteries241
Design of functional and sustainable polymers assisted by artificial intelligence239
Electrostatic gating and intercalation in 2D materials234
Author Correction: Dielectric breakdown of oxide films in electronic devices233
Engineering sorption across scales225
3D cell networks advance bone-on-a-chip220
Tunable surface friction inspired by catfish220
Switching moiré magnets219
Academic bullying slows the evolution of science216
Interfacial insight215
High-entropy materials go nano213
Chalcogens for high-energy batteries208
Advanced material technologies for space and terrestrial medicine203
Towards micro-PeLED displays202
Protein materials, by blueprint191
Organic solid-state photochromism using porous scaffolds189
Anomalous Hall antiferromagnets178
MOF–ammonia working pairs in thermal energy conversion and storage173
Two anions are better than one170
Electricity from cells170
Forcing imines into MOFs170
Fundamentals of charge transport in two-dimensional framework materials168
Capturing rapid nanomaterial transformations with cross-platform operando characterization164
How extended producer responsibility policy shapes industry behaviour and materials design151
DNA nanorobots walk randomly around nanopore tracks150
Graphite: the new critical mineral149
Publisher Correction: The fundamentals and applications of ferroelectric HfO2147
Materials and device strategies to enhance spatiotemporal resolution in bioelectronics139
Adaptable navigation of magnetic microrobots136
2D materials for durable and sustainable electric vehicles128
Resilience pathways for halide perovskite photovoltaics under temperature cycling127
Methane transformation by photocatalysis125
Models and mechanisms of ternary organic solar cells118
A guide to comprehensive phosphor discovery for solid-state lighting117
The state of the art in photovoltaic materials and device research117
Molecule-like synthesis of ligand-protected metal nanoclusters111
Electrified water treatment: fundamentals and roles of electrode materials110
Passively cooling power equipment110
Secure attachments108
Living in a material world107
A quirky mechanophore comes to light106
Room-temperature control of topological defects in an antiferromagnet99
Benzene, coronene, circumcoronene96
The amorphous state as a frontier in computational materials design95
Extreme light confinement and control in low-symmetry phonon-polaritonic crystals95
Atomically thin bioelectronics94
Key molecular perspectives for high stability in organic photovoltaics93
Binding energy referencing in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy91
Making electronic circuits with hydrogels90
Untangling the chemical complexity of plastics to improve life cycle outcomes87
Olympic rings framework86
Author Correction: Materials and systems for large-scale photocatalytic water splitting86
Plugging punctures86
Tracking the uptake of nanoplastics in plants86
The materials we make don’t just go ‘away’86
Sustainable flexible supercapacitors85
The road ahead in materials and technologies for volumetric 3D printing84
Multifunctional high-entropy materials84
The multifaceted potential applications of organic photovoltaics84
Organic mixed conductors for bioinspired electronics83
Clinical translation of long-acting drug delivery formulations81
Nanoreactors for particle synthesis81
How excitons met topology80
Breaking the limitation of van der Waals integration80
3D to 2D perovskite conversion78
Moiré materials under strain78
Program’s in the pattern77
Albumin nanoparticles deliver mRNA on target76
One material, three phases76
High-throughput platforms for machine learning-guided lipid nanoparticle design74
Cost and performance analysis as a valuable tool for battery material research73
External-pressure–electrochemistry coupling in solid-state lithium metal batteries72
Closed-loop manufacturing for sustainable perovskite photovoltaics67
Ultra-high temperature ceramics for extreme environments66
Mechanically stimulating organoids using magnetic nanoparticles66
High-entropy capacitors65
Emerging ultrafast techniques for studying quantum materials65
Combining computer vision and atomic force microscopy for 3D reconstruction65
Designing ductile refractory high-entropy alloys65
Decoding tissue biomechanics using conformable electronic devices63
Gaps in quantifying environmental losses of plastics impede effective solutions60
Helping diabetic wounds heal59
Plasma pyrolysis for a sustainable hydrogen economy58
Pushing the limit of 3d transition metal-based layered oxides that use both cation and anion redox for energy storage58
Nonlinear and quantum photonics using integrated optical materials56
Engineered living materials for sustainable and resilient architecture56
Optimizing contacts for flexible transistors54
Treating inflammatory bone loss54
Behind the scenes of a big hybrid conference54
Magnetoelectric oscillations go giant in a van der Waals multiferroic53
Mimicking stiff tissues through chain entanglements52
Ambient fabrication of perovskites for photovoltaics51
A chiral glass delivers colour-tunable ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence51
Propelling the widespread adoption of large-scale 3D printing50
Exploiting the paddle-wheel mechanism for the design of fast ion conductors48
High-entropy materials for energy and electronic applications47
Two-dimensional diamonds from sp2-to-sp3 phase transitions47
Direct seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production46
A microscopic perspective on moiré materials44
Efficient infrared emission by molecular design43
Next steps for organic thermoelectrics42
New insight in sliding ferroelectricity41
Macrocycles channelling MOFs41
Symmetry-driven artificial phononic media40
Functionalizing DNA origami to investigate and interact with biological systems39
Human and environmental safety of carbon nanotubes across their life cycle38
Efficient catalyst for alkaline water36
Rethinking biochar: black gold or not?36
Biointerface design for vertical nanoprobes35
Unlocking the potential of ultrahigh-Ni cathodes via epitaxial entropy-assisted coating34
Materials for high-temperature digital electronics34
Moiré materials keep on giving32
Sustainable slippery surfaces32
Large-scale single MoS2 crystals unlocked32
Topological acoustics30
Materials design and integration strategies for soft bioelectronics in digital healthcare30
Atmospheric water vapour as a potential water source and its impact on energy systems30
End-to-end design of wearable sensors29
COP29 limps towards agreement on climate finance28
Author Correction: A call to elevate the role of processing in AI-driven materials design28
A mentoring programme to spark girls’ interest in STEM28
Dynamic control of 3D cell cultures28
Methylammonium-free wide-bandgap metal halide perovskites for tandem photovoltaics27
Self-healing Roman concrete27
Biobased materials for sustainable printed circuit boards27
Materials, physics and systems for multicaloric cooling27
Bespoke crystalline hybrids towards the next generation of white LEDs27
First metal part 3D printed in space26
Printed electronics for cultivating plants in space25
Hybrid perovskites unlocking the development of light-emitting solar cells25
Low-cost recycling of perovskite photovoltaics24
Three steps to better science communication24
Intrinsically adaptive camouflage material24
Better catalysts in a (nut)shell24
Deformable soft magnetic fibres23
Soft devices in neurological surgery23
Wind turbine blade recycling for greener and sustainable wind energy23
High-entropy perovskite oxides for next-generation communications23
Materials, assemblies and reaction systems under rotation23
Electronic and quantum properties of organic two-dimensional crystals21
Deciphering the structure of covalent organic frameworks21
The role of single-protein elasticity in mechanobiology20
A chiral supramolecular MOF for enantiomer separation20
Understanding ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters at work20
Status and perspectives of crystalline silicon photovoltaics in research and industry20
Advantages, challenges and molecular design of different material types used in organic solar cells20
You may say she’s a dreamer19
Materials research will be central to India’s technology missions, but a culture shift is needed19
Ferroelectrics meet transition metal dichalcogenides18
System of sequences in multivariate reticular structures18
Breathable filters that neutralize nerve agents18
Bridging theory and experiment in defect-tolerant semiconductors for photovoltaics18
Synergistic integration of materials in medical microrobots for advanced imaging and actuation18
Non-faradaic junction sensing17
Vapour-phase deposition of two-dimensional layered chalcogenides17
Synthetic methods for high-entropy nanomaterials16
Risk assessment of microplastic particles16
Materials challenges on the path to gigatonne CO2 electrolysis16
A new microscope puts a twist on 2D materials15
Bioplastics for a circular economy15
A cool semimetal14
Wireless theranostic contact lens14
Inside a materials science podcast13
Using the moisture in our midst12
A stretchable transistor for neuromorphic devices12
A new monocrystalline 2D high-κ dielectric12
Advancing scientific discourse in American Sign Language12
Visualizing shock events in materials12
Using chiral-induced spin selectivity as a tool to improve materials and processes for energy science11
Hidden orders in spin–orbit-entangled correlated insulators11
Magnetic microrobots approach the clinic11
Plastics give and plastics take11
A contorted crystal rolls continuously10
Materials for chiral light control10
Cool pigments as an urban heat island mitigation strategy for population health10
Wound management materials and technologies from bench to bedside and beyond10
Perovskite–organic tandem solar cells10
AV3Sb5 kagome superconductors10
Fluorination in advanced battery design10
Autonomous stem cell differentiation10
Tracking pores in real time9
Stable 2D magnets9
Light delivery to pancreatic tumours9
Wear your health on your sleeve9
A battery electrolyte adapts to the cold8
Designing modern aqueous batteries8
Pinpoint 3D printing8
High-throughput characterization is key to report reliable organic thin-film transistor performance8
Palestinian and German researchers meet to strengthen scientific ties8
Glued to the nerves7
Responsive biomaterials: optimizing control of cancer immunotherapy7
A materials physics perspective on structure–processing–function relations in blends of organic semiconductors7
Solution-processed memristors: performance and reliability7
Towards edible robots and robotic food7
New sorbents for removing forever chemicals need standardized reporting7
A platform that designs, prints and tests catalytic reactors6
Bridging materials innovations to sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting devices6
Next-generation materials for nucleic acid delivery6
A biomass-derived material for passive radiative cooling6
Inhalable materials and biologics for lung defence and drug delivery6
A 3D-printed alloy that can face extreme environments6
Hidden triplet states at hybrid organic–inorganic interfaces6
Shaping the ethical, sustainable and policy-driven future of space exploration6
Biodegradable origami soft robot6
Understanding materials failure mechanisms for the optimization of lithium-ion battery recycling6
Bio-informed materials: three guiding principles for innovation informed by biology6
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